Dictionary definition · canvas
noun
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account"the crowded canvas of history"
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
verb
- cover with canvas"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).